Shikoku, although the smallest of Japan's main islands, plays a huge role in the country's spiritual heritage. It's home to ...

Tsubosakadera temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, is known as a place where people can come to pray for eye diseases to be cured. Its main object of worship is a statue of the 11-faced ...

Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, Japan, is home to over 30,000 trees and is one of the best places to see cherry blossoms in ...

This lesser-visited town in Japan is a dream destination featuring hot springs, rich history, and breathtaking scenery for an ...

Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows travelers with its stunning natural scenery, which visitors say is best viewed from the verandah off the temple's main building.

Shikoku is the smallest of Japan's four main islands ... Kōbō Daishi made the journey up the mountain three times during his lifetime. Unpenji (Temple 66) is now accessible by ropeway for ...

From subtropical islands to chilled-out ski resorts, there are so many places in Japan that don't suffer from the overtourism ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

While crowded Kyoto continues to suffer from overtourism, several of Japan’s ... Shingon Buddhist mountain and its mossy monk cemetery where you can overnight at shukubo (temple inns); and ...

Mount Yoshino in Yoshino-Kumano National Park is considered one of the best places to view cherry blossoms in Japan ... Temple and Yoshimizu Shrine, while the Kami section of the mountain tends ...